Lynda.com AutoCAD 2011 New Features

Author: Jeff Bartels
Duration (hr:min): 03:46
Released on: 4/21/2010
Exercise files: Yes
Software works on: Windows only

In AutoCAD 2011 New Features, instructor Jeff Bartels highlights productivity and creativity enhancing additions to the AutoCAD toolset. This course covers improved functions for selecting and creating geometry, updated modification tools for hatches and polylines, simplified parametric constraint tools, and the new dynamic surface modeling techniques for creating complex shapes. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

• Applying transparency
• Maintaining text readability within linetypes
• Automating geometric constraints
• Streamlining hatch creation
• Using control vertices to create splines
• Exploring the updated 3D workspace
• Creating surfaces using the Blend, Patch, or Network tools
• Trimming and extending surfaces
• Working with the new Materials Browser
• Customizing render materials

Content:

Introduction - 02:04

    Welcome - 1:28 - 12.7 MB
    Using the exercise files - 0:36 - 0.6 MB

1. Touring the Improved Interface - 14:02

    Adapting to the updated Drawing window - 4:04 - 4.7 MB
    Introducing the Navigation bar - 5:28 - 10.7 MB
    Accessing the web-based help system - 4:30 - 6.7 MB

2. Exploring the New Utilities - 27:36

    Understanding the new visibility controls - 3:05 - 9.1 MB
    Selecting objects that have similar properties - 3:24 - 4.4 MB
    Creating new geometry based on existing objects - 2:20 - 3.3 MB
    Making selections when entities overlap - 4:11 - 6.7 MB
    Applying transparency to objects - 5:44 - 7.7 MB
    Controlling text alignment within linetypes - 8:52 - 11.9 MB

3. Simplifying Parametric Constraints - 16:38

    Automating the creation of geometric constraints - 5:35 - 7.6 MB
    Applying constraints to text rotation - 3:08 - 4.7 MB
    Using the updated Parameters Manager - 7:55 - 9.6 MB

4. Increasing Productivity with the Updated Drawing Tools - 38:40

    Streamlining hatch creation - 5:56 - 11.2 MB
    Editing hatch objects dynamically - 4:36 - 14.9 MB
    Editing polylines using multifunctional grips - 6:14 - 10.0 MB
    Creating splines using fit points or control vertices - 10:30 - 17.4 MB
    Editing splines using intuitive grip menus - 8:17 - 13.0 MB
    Using the JOIN command to connect contiguous geometry - 3:07 - 4.0 MB

5. Working More Efficiently in 3D - 18:56

    Exploring the updated 3D working environment - 6:50 - 12.1 MB
    Simplifying the creation and editing of solid models - 5:59 - 12.8 MB
    Introducing new tools to edit mesh models - 6:07 - 10.5 MB

6. Introducing Dynamic Surface Modeling - 01:25:55

    Introducing surfaces - 2:50 - 4.5 MB
    Understanding associative surfaces - 7:09 - 13.5 MB
    Creating composite models using surfaces and solids - 9:03 - 19.5 MB
    Producing a smooth blend between surfaces - 7:20 - 9.1 MB
    Trimming and extending surfaces - 10:55 - 21.9 MB
    Projecting geometry onto a surface - 5:29 - 12.8 MB
    Filleting the edge between two surfaces - 6:37 - 9.9 MB
    Creating offset and network surfaces - 8:45 - 14.4 MB
    Pushing and pulling surfaces into freeform shapes - 10:52 - 16.5 MB
    Analyzing surface continuity - 6:15 - 9.2 MB
    Assembling the composite model - 10:40 - 28.9 MB

7. Working with Render Materials - 22:02

    Introducing the new Materials Browser - 6:10 - 8.5 MB
    Applying materials to an assembly - 6:02 - 8.1 MB
    Customizing render materials - 5:17 - 6.6 MB
    Creating a high-resolution image - 4:33 - 5.4 MB

Conclusion - 00:16

    Goodbye - 0:16 - 0.2 MB